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Monday, April 25, 2022

Air Medical Today™ Episode 43 - April 19, 2022 EPNetwork

Episode 43 - MTLI: Past, Present, and Future. This is a special podcast where I have the pleasure to welcome ten individuals who have been involved with the Medical Transport Leadership Institute, or MTLI, over the years. We are doing this show as part of the 25th Anniversary of the genesis of MTLI and the week before classes begin that will produce the 24th graduating class of Certified Medical Transport Executives or CMTEs.

The speakers introduce themselves and will talk about each of the subject areas in the following order. There is also a special group session at the end.

The speakers are:

Bill Koegler - Oglebay Foundation History
Dawn Mancuso - Idea for MTLI from the Campground Association
Denise Landis - Start of MTLI and Initial Regents
Craig Yale - Initial Classes and Features that have Remained Consistent
Connie Eastlee - Graduate Program
Ed Marasco - Politics, Change, and Transition
Tom Allenstein - Curriculum Changes and Innovation
Jared Sherman - Capstone Program
Tom Liebman - Adapting to Changing Air Medical Industry, COVID-19, and MTLI Future
Cameron Curtis - AAMS Perspective

Please watch the Video version of this podcast, as you get to not only hear, but see some of the individuals that built this school and who carry on the tradition today.


 

Listen to the Audio Podcast Here: Air Medical Today™ Episode 43

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Friday, February 18, 2022

Air Medical Today™ Episode 42 - February 17, 2022 EPNetwork

Episode 42 - An interview of Edward Marasco, the Vice President of Business Development for Quick Med Claims, which provides revenue cycle management and consulting services for medical transport organizations nationwide. Previously, he was a Regional Vice President of Hospital Based Services with Air Methods Corporation after the acquisition of CJ Systems. At CJ System, Ed served as the Vice President for Air Medical Services. He also served thirteen years at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) in various administrative positions.

Mr. Marasco received his BS degree in Secondary Education from the University of Pittsburgh and an MPM degree from the H.J. Heinz III School of Public Policy and Management at Carnegie Mellon University.

In the podcast, we talk about the No Surprises Act.

Edward Marasco


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Edward Marasco

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Monday, September 13, 2021

Air Medical Today™ Episode 41 - September 9, 2021 EPNetwork

 Episode 41 - An interview of Mark Mennie, an International Commercial Photographer who has specialized in photographing Air Medical and Critical Care Transport, including Medical Evacuation Environments. Mr. Mennie is a Canadian citizen and has been doing work in the United States since 2001.

Mark has done work for the Association of Air Medical Services, the Air Medical Transport Conference, the EMS Memorial Service, the Air Medical Memorial Service, several conferences, and fifty air medical programs from around the world. He has a number of awards and has served on the board of several organizations.

 

Mark Mennie

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Friday, July 2, 2021

Air Medical Today™ Episode 40 - July 2, 2021 EPNetwork

Episode 40 - An interview of Eileen Frazier, the Executive Director of the Commission on the Accreditation of Medical Transport Systems or CAMTS. Ms. Frazier has a wealth of experience in air medical transport, including being the Chief Flight Nurse at University MedEvac at the Lehigh Valley Hospital in Allentown, Pennsylvania and serving on a number of boards and committees. She has written several articles and is now writing a new book with the working title of Helicopters and Medicine.

Eileen was the recipient of the Jim Charlson Award, given to those that make a significant contribution to air medical Safety, in 1991 and the Marriot-Carlson Award, given for outstanding contributions to the air medical transport community, in 2000. Both of the awards are sponsored by the Association of Air Medical Services.

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Eileen Frazier


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Eileen Frazier

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Saturday, June 5, 2021

Air Medical Today™ Episode 39 - June 3, 2021 EPNetwork

Episode 39 - An Interview of Craig Yale, the President of the Yale Group, LLC. Mr. Yale has over 45 years of experience in the development and management of not-for-profit, for profit private, and public corporate services that have included emergency ground and air medical programs. Craig is a paramedic and has his bachelor’s degree in business with an emphasis in finance from Regis University.

Mr. Yale has held a number of positions in air medical transport including Flight for Life in Colorado Springs, Rocky Mountain Helicopters and the formation of LifeNet, Air Methods Corporation, HeliStar in Istanbul, Turkey, and as the President of the Yale Group.

Craig has been on the board of the Association of Air Medical Services and currently serves on the board of the MedEvac Foundation International, the Association of Professional Flight Chaplin’s, and is a Regent and Instructor with the Medical Transport Leadership Institute. Craig was awarded the Marriott Carlson Lifetime Achievement Award in 2016.

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Craig Yale


 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Wednesday, May 5, 2021

Air Medical Today™ Episode 38 - April 22, 2021 EPNetwork

Air Medical Today™ Episode 38 - An Interview of Robert Tester, the Senior Director of the LIFE FORCE Air Medical Service at Erlanger Health System. Robbie has been with LIFE FORCE since 1998 when he started as a Flight Paramedic. He has held several positions at the program including Program Manager, Administrator, Vice President, and now Senior Director at Erlanger. His current position includes not only LIFE FORCE but system-wide Emergency Management and the Regional Operations Center.

Along with being a paramedic Robbie holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Health Care Administration from Georgia State College and will be completing his Masters in Business Administration from Western Governors University in Tennessee this year. He is involved with a number of associations and committees and currently is a board member of the Association of Critical Care Transport.

Listen to the Audio Podcast Here: Air Medical Today™ Episode 38

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Robert Tester

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Wednesday, March 17, 2021

Air Medical Today™ Episode 37 - March 17, 2021 EPNetwork

Episode 37 - An Interview of Michael Benton, the Founder, Managing Director, and Principal Consultant with VyClimb Consulting, LLC. Mike started VyClimb Consulting, LLC in 2015 and had previously worked at Air Methods and Med-Trans Corporation as an Air Medical Line Pilot, National Relief Pilot, Aviation Compliance Manager, Check Airman, and Regional Aviation Manager. He served in the United States Army from 1993 to 2008 as a Standardization Instructor Pilot, and Instrument Flight Examiner.

Mike’s consulting has taken him world-wide on a number of projects. He holds a Bachelor’s and Masters from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and an MBA from Colorado State University.

Listen to the Audio Podcast Here: Air Medical Today™ Episode 37

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Michael Benton
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Wednesday, March 3, 2021

Air Medical Today™ Episode 36 - February 19, 2021 EPNetwork

Episode 36 - An Interview of Roxanne Shanks, the CEO of LifeFlight Eagle and Executive Director of the Association of Critical Care Transport in Kansas City, Missouri. Roxanne has been in her role at LifeFlight Eagle since 2012 and as the Executive Director of ACCT since 2014. She has also been a partner with Fitch & Associates since 2019.

Prior to LifeFlight Eagle and ACCT, Roxanne was a Service Leader with Mosaic Health in St. Joseph, Missouri. She holds an MBA from Andrew Jackson University and a BA in Chemistry from St. Louis University.

Listen to the Audio Podcast Here: Air Medical Today™ Episode 36

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Roxanne Shanks, MBA, FABC


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Thursday, January 28, 2021

Air Medical Today™ Episode 35 - January 27, 2021 EPNetwork

Episode 35 - An Interview of Tom Allenstein, the President & CEO of MedFlight of Ohio and MedCare Ambulance headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. Tom has been the CEO since 2015 and served as the Chief Clinical Officer & Chief Operating Officer of MedFlight from 2004. He also became President & CEO of MedCare Ambulance in 2020, an ALS / BLS ambulance program that had been a joint-venture. Prior to MedFlight and MedCare, Tom had been with Mayo Medical Transport in Rochester, Minnesota starting as a Transport Nurse in 1989 and then Transportation Nurse Manager in 1997.

Tom is a past board member of the Association of Air Medical Services (AAMS) and is currently a Regent with the Medical Transport Leadership Institute, a site reviewer with the Commission on the Accreditation of Medical Transport Services, and the President of the Central Ohio Trauma Systems board. He is the recipient of the AAMS Marriott - Carlson Award in November 2002.


Listen to the Audio Podcast Here: Air Medical Today™ Episode 35

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Tom Allenstein
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Tuesday, November 3, 2020

Air Medical Today Episode 34 - November 3, 2020 EPNetwork

Episode 34 - An Interview of Michael Christianson, the Senior Executive Director of Sanford Air Transportation headquartered in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. I talk to Mike about the history of Sanford AirMed including previous programs, how their program is organized for both their clinical and aviation services, aircraft and bases, the corporate aviation division, COVID-19, and the Maverick Air Center FBO.

Mike has been the directing the program since 2008. He started as a Fixed Wing Pilot, Chief Flight Instructor, and Check Airman. Previous to Sanford, Mike was a pilot with Great Lakes Aviation / United Express. He is a graduate of the University of South Dakota in psychology and sociology for his undergraduate degree and in administrative studies for his masters.


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Michael Christianson
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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